The chart below shows information about fuel used in the transport sector in different countries in Europe, compared to the EU average, in 2009 and 2010.

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used in different nations in Europe and the average of the EU, between 2009 and 2010.

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,

Slovakia

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, Spain and the EU both recorded a downward trend,

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Italy, France and Greece saw the opposite, and

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utility in Austria remained stable during the period.

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Slovakia

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consumed the most

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in both years,

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Greece was always the least. Regarding nations with fallen rates,

Slovakia

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ranked first with nearly 9% in 2009, which

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sharply reduced to over 6% next year. Similar but at a considerably lower proportion, Spain gained approximately 4% in the beginning, and

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slightly fell to 3% in 2010. As for countries with an upward trend, the highest

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utility belongs to Italy, which started at about under 5% in the first year and

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increased to approximately 5,5%

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of the period. France has a slightly

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rate than Italy, with nearly 4% in 2008 and climbed to over 5%,

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Greece started at

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lowest percentage, from 1% to 2% and Austria stabilized at under 6% during the period.

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, the EU average was only lower than

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in both years,

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it was overtaken by Italy and Austria in 2010.